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Monday, March 01, 2010

HOORC Strategic Plan Retreat

Last week on Tuesday HOORC researchers and senior support staff set off to the Tautona Lodge in Gantsi to brainstorm on HOORC strategic plan, facilitated by Professor A. Ngowi, from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. Issues discussed included inter alia the name change to Okavango Research Institute, the importance of stakeholder analysis needs, the functions of the different Units, and the management structure. Methods used included not only presentations, but group exercises. After an intensive two and a half days of discussions and exercises, the retreat wound up with the Director's braai on Thursday evening